-sam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"
German
Etymology
From Old High German -sam, from samo (“the same”) and also sama (“similary”). From Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam.
Pronunciation
Suffix
- Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality.
- Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action.
Usage notes
- The suffix is now of very limited productivity at most.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Latin
Suffix
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Suffix
-sam
- used to form adjectives
Derived terms
References
- “-sam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Suffix
-sam
- -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk suffixes
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish suffixes